fn:current-dateTime

Returns the current date and time. Note that this does not change during the execution of the query or transformation.

current-dateTime() ➔ xs:dateTimeStamp

Namespace

http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions

Links to W3C specifications

XPath 3.1 Functions and Operators

Saxon availability

Available in XPath 2.0, XSLT 2.0, XQuery 1.0, and later versions. Available in all Saxon editions. Available for all platforms.